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CHAPTER 4
Julian
UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS
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LOOKING AT HER RIGHT NOW, the way the sun shines on her beautiful face, the way her ponytail frames her round face perfectly, makes me want to fall in love with her all over again. "Annie." I get her attention. "I need to tell you something."
"What is it?" She asks.
"Promise you won't get mad?" I ask. "Not if you don't tell me." Annie says. I take a deep breath and blurt it out. "Liam and Trina are coming." I say. "Can you be more specific?" Annie says.
"Fine, Liam and Trina are flying out tonight and are spending three days here with me." I explain. Annie nods her head and looks like she's on the verge of laughing. "That was the 'very important thing'?" She asks. I nod sheepishly. Annie puts a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing, "Julian, it's your vacation too." She says.
"So you're not mad?" I ask. "Of course not." She says. "Good because I was wondering if you'd want to come with me when I pick them up from the airport?" I ask. "Of course, I would love to come with you." Annie smiles at me. We continued to swim for a while and Annie, once again, tried to get me to stand on the surfboard. To both our surprise, I managed to stay up this time without falling.

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<>NO GOODBYES by; LÉON

After getting back from the beach, I took a shower to rinse off the sand. Stepping out the shower, I stand in front of the bathroom mirror in my hotel room, with a towel around my torso, drying my hair. My phone chimes and I look down to see a message from Liam,
Liam
Hey man, we're on the plane rn so we'll be there in the morning.
I smile down at the text before turning my phone off and getting ready for bed. Only a few more hours until Liam and Trina land. I rest my head on the comfortable pillows and close eyes, my phone chimes and expecting it to Liam or Trina, I check my phone only to see that it's from Annie.
Annie
Today was fun. Goodnight!
I send a quick "goodnight" text back before turning my phone and going to bed.

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I wait patiently, checking my phone every 5 minutes for Liam and Trina's plane to arrive. "Julian, they're gonna be here. Don't worry." Annie says and places her hand on my shoulder, reassuringly. The worst negative thoughts came to my mind. What if their plane crashed? "Julian!" a voice behind me yelled. I turned around to see Liam and Trina running towards me. They tackled me into a hug, the impact making me almost fall to the floor. "Guys, I can't breath." I said, gasping for air.
Trina giggles and lets go. "Sorry." I smiled and pulled them into another hug. "I missed you guys." "We missed you too." Liam said, accepting my hug. We were so caught up in the moment that I almost forgot that Annie was standing there watching the whole scene take place.
"Annie?!" Liam says, in almost disbelief that she was even here next to me given what happened a year ago. "So good to see you girly." Liam says and hugs Annie, twirling her around a bit. He sets her down on the ground and Trina goes to hug Annie. "We haven't each other in ages. Still gorgeous as ever too." Trina says. Annie thanked her and an awkward silence fell over us.
"Well, you guys must be starving after that flight. Should we go get a bite and hangout?" I asked in an attempt to clear the awkwardness out of the atmosphere.
"Sure." Trina said. "Let's get our bags from baggage claim first." The four of us walked to the baggage claim. Trina and Liam picked up their bags and we made our way to the airport parking lot, where I parked a black sedan that I rented. I sat in the driver's seat, while Liam sat shotgun. Annie and Trina were in the back, occasionally making conversion to each other.
I drove for a few miles and stopped at a restaurant that looked decent. We piled out of the car and headed inside, waiting for the host to seat us.
The host led us to a small booth big enough for four people. "So, how was your guy's flight?" Annie asked. "It was good." Trina replied. Silence fell over the group once again, but this time it wasn't awkward.
"Hi. my name is Alyssa and I will be your waitress today." I looked up to see a girl who had brown hair and piercing brown eyes. She was wearing black skinny jeans and a red shirt underneath her apron. Alyssa she said her name was. Alyssa was pretty but not as beautiful as Annie, I steal a quick glance at Annie who was seated across from me to see her smiling up at the waitress as she took Liam's order. My thoughts were interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. I looked at the waitress and blushed. I must have spaced out for a minute. "What would you like to drink sir?" Alyssa asked.
"Oh um. I'd like a water please." I replied back, embarrassed. I mentally slapped myself.
Alyssa wrote my order down and then walks off, leaving me, my friends and Annie alone. "So, how has your first day been here in Hawaii?" Trina asks. "It's been fine." Annie and I say in unison. We continued to talk about random things while we waited for our food. When it came, we ate in silence, only the usual small talk was made.
"Well I don't know about any of you, but I can't eat anymore." Liam says, stretching and putting his arm over the back of Trina's chair. "Me too." Annie sighs. "What'd you say we grab the check and go sightseeing?" Annie suggests. We all agree and then we pay for our lunch. Then we exit the restaurant and head to the car.

A/N: I'd like to give a huge thank you to 1DLimelightWCKD for helping me write this. Love you girly and keep up with the fantastic writing ❤❤. Also, I apologize for the long wait and the short chapter, I've had writer's block for quite a while and it was really hard to find inspiration to write but I managed. I will try my very best to write more.